The Pursuit 31 group was one of the first I joined back in 2010 or 2011 and I remember thinking “these are going to be my people! Like minded business women who have a heart for the Lord- yes!”.  I went through stages of engaging and not engaging and ultimately, decided maybe it wasn’t the place for me because I hadn’t found others to connect directly with through it. 

Flash forward to last year when Ashlee and Shay spoke at the fall conference and came back talking about the rest they had experienced. 

“Rest”, I thought. “I could use some of that”. 

6 years ago, my signature looked different. And change is good, right? Though I have a tendency to laugh at the first set of images in this post while subsequently LOVING looking back to see progress, I’m not actually sharing these as an example of what my signature isn’t. You know why? 

Because I’m still in touch with those first three couples today, years later. All of them now hold 2 and 3 babies in their arms at night, when in these images there was one on the way collectively between all of them. For some of these couples, I even had the opportunity to take more pictures as their lives unfolded. They’ve watched me move, stumble, grow. They still show up and cheer for me…. what?!

To the many hat wearers, lunch hour power houses, early morning/ late night workers, multiple inbox managers, I see you.

6 years into running a business and almost 6 years into my higher education career (which just 8 months ago involved CIHI + FT work + FT grad school) I get it! 

When I worked at Disney I felt overwhelmed with by any sort of expectations around creativity and storytelling. I spent my first two weeks in the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique practicing hair, makeup, and nails. Being watched until every style was perfected was so tough for me. Family after family, day after day. About a week […]

As an avid (read: obsessive) learner, I’m pretty much a sponge for knowledge of any kind and I also have pretty high expectations of myself as both a learner and a teacher. But, not everything has to be perfect all the time and not every idea can be curated into a talk, right? So, tonight as I wind down from day one of awesomeness I thought I’d share a few quick tidbits from my session. If you’ve been thinking about the storyline of your business and/or your clients, I hope you find these 4 quick takeaways helpful! 

I’m always thankful, especially when the world gets loud and confusing, to have prayer as an outlet for peace in my troubled heart. As an avid news watcher, I have a moment almost everyday where I want to shut things out, pretend they’re different, or flat out ignore them. I’ve learned, however, that it’s better to have candid conversations and authentic opinions.